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M.
MALIK
&
col

Out
of
600
encounters,
correct
anti-­-malarial
drugs
were
prescribed
in
11
%

(n=
66)
of
the
cases,
correct
dose
of
anti-­-malarial
drugs
used
were
given
in
10.1
%

(n=
61)
of
the
cases
while
correct
strength
of
anti-­-malarial
drugs
used
was

prescribed
in
9
%
(n=
54),
correct
frequency
of
the
drugs
used
in
9.2
%
(n=
55)

and
correct
duration
of
drugs
used
in
9
%
(n=
54)
of
the
cases
respectively.

A
detail
description
of
prescriptions
prescribed
according
to
malaria
STGs

in
public
and
private
healthcare
facilities
in
the
two
cities
is
given
in
(Table
4).

Table
4.-­-
Adherence
of
prescriptions
with
standard
treatment
guidelines
for
malaria
in
public
and

private
tertiary
healthcare
facilities
in
the
two
cities.

Indicator Islamabad (n = 300) Rawalpindi (n = 300)

Correct anti-malarial drug Prescriptions Prescriptions
prescribed
Correct dose of anti-malarial Public Private Public Private
drugs prescribed
Correct strength of anti- n= 150 n= 150 n= 150 n= 150
malarial drugs prescribed
Correct frequency of anti- F (%) F (%) F (%) F (%)
malarial drugs prescribed
Correct duration of anti- 13 (8.6 %) 23 (15.3 %) 19 (12.6 %) 11 (7.3 %)
malarial drugs prescribed

11 (7.3 %) 20 (13.3 %) 19 (12.6 %) 11 (7.3 %)

5 (3.3 %) 19 (12.6 %) 19 (12.6 %) 11 (7.3 %)

8 (5.3%) 17 (11.3 %) 19 (12.6 %) 11 (7.3 %)

7 (4.6%) 17 (11.3 %) 19 (12.6 %) 11 (7.3 %)

No
significant
difference
(p
=
0.05)
was
observed
among
adherence
of

prescriptions
with
standard
treatment
regimen
for
malaria
in
public
and
private

healthcare
facilities
in
the
two
cities
(Table
5).

No
significant
difference
(p
=
0.05)
was
observed
among
adherence
of

prescribers
having
different
designations
and
levels
of
experience
with
standard

treatment
regimen
for
malaria
(Table
6).

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